AMATI Santa Maria Caravel 1492 1:65 kit

The kit of static mock-up ship, AMATI Santa Maria caravel from 1492 in 1:65 scale kit. One of the three ships with which Columbus discovered America and is still one of the most famous ships in navy history. Wooden parts such as keel and plating are laser cut, include sails, rigging, masts, fittings. Decorations are made of gilded cast metal. Three building plans

Santa Maria was the flagship of Columbus and is still one of the most famous ships in navy history. Columbus gave her the nickname "Nao", but at the beginning she was called "La Gallega". Her owner, Juan de la Cosa, rented it to Columbus for a trip to an unknown world. On 03.08.1492, the ships of Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina, from the Spanish port of Palos, sailed to find the western sea route to India. 12.10.1492 Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador.

There are not many current records about Nina and Pinta ships. In addition to some hidden links in the records of Christopher Columbus, Italian Cristoforo Colombo. However, it is known that both belonged to the Pinzone family and were initially equipped with latex sails. During the first stop in the Canary Islands, they were replaced by Latin square sails in Pint. This, along with the mast exchange, delayed the journey by 4 weeks. Columbus always referred to Nina and Pinto as "Caravels". Then on October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, erected a Spanish flag on an island that is no longer unknown to Europe.

Scale 1:65, length 540 mm.